Car and truck makes that you don’t see any more…

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Poptop2, Mar 29, 2023.

  1. Meltman

    Meltman Sprout Lover

    If we are including coal fired;
    Fowler
    Burrell
    Walls and Stevens
    Marshall
    Roby
    Greens
     
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  2. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    The crusader with a Detroit 2 stroke in it sounded nice ....they had Rolls Royce Eagle diesels in as well as Leyland 680's .
    If you go on U tube and put in scammell crusader 2 stroke ...some nice sounds .
     
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  3. The old Detroit Diesels rock :thumbsup: Unfortunately had to go 4-stroke to avoid ruining Greta's childhood.
     
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  4. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    The 2 stroke diesels require a different style of operation to 4 strokes . You have to keep your revs up or you loose your power ..hence the screaming . The Foden 2 stroke was slightly more better on fuel consumption than the Gardner not much mind and only if it was driven at manufactures recommendation .
    I remember driving my foden 2 stroke about 550 miles in the one day ...i had a distant hissing in my ears for about 2 days after...bit like listening to the Damned front stage for a day .
     
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  5. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Driven a Detroit engine in a Bedford techmaster but although they went like stink on the flat they had no grunt uphills and couldn’t pull a greasy man out of bed, the rolls Royce with fuller twin splitter box on twin air clutch and oversized pump on my marathon went like a rocket and pulled like a train uphill and down dale!
     
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  6. The corona lorry... :p
     
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  7. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    What a about those Spanish Berraros Dodges they shifted and rotted ...seem them in spain still in the better climate ..not many mind .
     
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  9. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    And the Davenport’s
     
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  10. Fiat FN 180
    If you think Bays are slow :cool:
     
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  11. Like driving a sponge;)
     
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  12. Milky

    Milky Sponsor

    1970-monteverdi-hai-450-ss-2.jpg Monteverdi
    De Tomaso
     
  13. nicktuft

    nicktuft Supporter

    Isetta.
    Trojan.
    Delorean
    Indian
     
  14. nicktuft

    nicktuft Supporter


    Ah the youcanayser kit car.
     
  15. rstucke

    rstucke Sponsor

    when I was working for the water board motor garage in the 70's we serviced and repaired a Thornycroft that was converted from a prime mover to a crane. I think it was the 30's or 40's Sturdy model
    What a beast
     
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  16. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    I hope it's loaded .
     
  17. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    They were popular in there day ...especially the lighter models .
     
  18. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Supporter and teachers pet

    When I lived in Hersham in the early 80s, one of our housemates had a Mini Marcos. Don’t think I’ve seen one since.
     
  19. CollyP

    CollyP Moderator

    How many shoes did it have?
     
  20. I've just seen a Jenson interceptor , strange looking now compared to modern designs
     
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